Fireball over Granada (Jan. 6) // Bola de fuego sobre Granada (6 de enero)

This bolide was spotted over Spain on January 6, at 20:30 local time (equivalent to 19:30 universal time). The fireball was observed by a wide number of casual eyewitnesses, who reported it on social networks. The event was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from an asteroid that hit the atmosphere at about 47,000 km/h. The fireball overflew Granada. It began at an altitude of about 80 km over the center of the province of Granada, moved northwest, and ended at a height of around 44 km over the northwest of the same province. This bright meteor was recorded in the framework of the SMART project, operated by the Southwestern Europe Meteor Network (SWEMN) from the meteor-observing stations located at Calar Alto, Sierra Nevada, Sevilla, La Sagra (Granada), Huelva, El Aljarafe, and La Hita (Toledo). The event has been analyzed by the principal investigator of the SMART project: Dr. Jose M. Madiedo, from the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC). ----------------------------------------------- A l